Ground Beef Stir Fry

The most simple-ingredient and delicious recipe I have tried in a while! Very similar to the Egg Roll in a Bowl recipe, but with more of a variety of vegetables. Carrots, zucchini, broccoli, cabbage, fresh grated ginger and garlic, plus salt and pepper (omit for AIP), coconut aminos (soy sauce substitute), and apple cider vinegar. All made in a stir-fry pan, unless you are like me and enjoy using the big Instant Pot on saute function to cook massive amounts of food. To make this even easier you can purchase matchstick carrots, fresh coleslaw or cabbage mix in the salad section, and pre-cut broccoli florets and zucchini. I actually found some fun coleslaw and cabbage mixes that had carrots, broccoli, cabbage, and cauliflower, so I used a couple bags of those. If you are not a huge cabbage fan, I still recommend giving this a try - just make sure you cook down the cabbage plenty and you won't even recognize it's in there. Shredded and cooked down cabbage with some ground meat is seriously underrated. Give it a try! We devoured this all week and I know I will be making it again plenty. 

Ground Beef Stir Fry
Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper (omit for AIP)
• 1 thumb ginger, grated
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1/2 cup carrots, shredded
• 1 small zucchini, chopped into half moons
• 1 cup broccoli florets
• 1 1/2 cup green cabbage, shredded
• 3 tbsp coconut aminos
• 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tbsp green onion, sliced

Directions:

1. Using a large deep skillet, brown the ground beef over medium heat. Season with salt and pepper and use a wooden spoon to thoroughly crumble. Set the ground beef aside and drain the excess fat, leaving about 2 tbsp in the pan.
2. Using the same pan, saute the garlic and ginger until fragrant.
3. Add the carrots, zucchini, and broccoli and cook for 5-6 minutes or until lightly crisp and softened, adding more fat to the pan if needed.
4. Incorporate the cabbage and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the cabbage has wilted and softened.
5. Add the ground beef back to the stir fry along with the coconut aminos apple cider vinegar. Stir to cook for another 2 minutes to reheat and allow the flavors to combine.
6. Serve topped with sliced green onion.

​Original recipe found here